RedOne to raise RM500,000 for Sabah Chinese schools

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Standing from fourth left, Wong, Tie and Teh with the schools’ representatives.

Standing from fourth left, Wong, Tie and Teh with the schools’ representatives.

KOTA KINABALU: RedOne is targeting to raise RM500,000 for 10 Chinese primary schools in Sabah through its charity dinner at Hakka Hall here on September 18.

Proceeds from the event will be channelled to SJK(C) Shan Tao, SJK(C) Anglo Chinese, SJK(C) Good Shepherd Menggatal, SJK(C) Kok Wah Talibong, SJK(C) St Philip, SJK(C) Tung Shan, SJK(C) Sacred Heart Tajau Kudat, SJK(C) Hwa Lian, SJK(C) Khoi Ming Kota Marudu and SJK(C) Chung Hwa Kota Kinabalu.

redONE Network Sdn Bhd chief sales officer Ben Teh said there would be 118 tables for the charity dinner, including 10 VIP tables priced at RM10,000 each.

The company will be responsible for selling the VIP tables while the schools will sell the remaining 108 tables at RM1,500 each.

“We will also invite businesses to sponsor the event so that the funds raised from the charity dinner can go towards the schools,” he said during the meeting with the schools’ representatives here yesterday.

The event, run by PR & Media Agency, is supported by official media partners The Borneo Post, See Hua Daily News, Oriental Daily News and Utusan Borneo.

The event in Kota Kinabalu is one of the 10 fund-raising dinners which redOne will organize in Malaysia in 2016 and 2017 to support Chinese education and raise awareness of the company’s charity programmes.

It will also be held in Kuching, Sarawak and Kuala Lumpur on August 13 and 20 respectively.

Meanwhile, redOne has also introduced charity mobile package which allows new subscribers to donate a minimum of RM2 every month to beneficiary schools when they sign up for the Charity Data 8, Charity 8, Charity 48 or Charity 88 mobile plan. Subscribers can opt to increase the amount of donation.

redOne will also donate two per cent of the RM8 registration fee to charity.

There will be a line-up of interesting programmes for guests such as performances by Astro artistes and schools as well as lucky draws.

Also present at the meeting were See Hua Marketing (Sabah) Sdn Bhd area support manager Tie King Hoh and See Hua Marketing (Sabah) Sdn Bhd senior marketing manager Wong Pak Ing.

For more information, visit www.redone.com.my or facebook.com/red1mobile.